Daily Archives: March 15, 2007

Uh oh – someone make us some “Load” stickers – QUICK

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To the best of my knowledge, these signs made an appearance at each entry to Bismarck a short time ago. You’ll find them on the highways leading into Bismarck from the north and south as well as near each I-94 exit ramp. What’s funny about them is that when I first saw them, I swear they simply said “Restrictions in Effect.”

No kidding, huh? Restrictions on what? I was going to call someone at the City offices to try to figure it out, but I’ve been busy. As I left work Wednesday I noticed that they suddenly had the word “Load” tucked into the white space above the word “Restrictions” as if it had been added as an afterthought. I think it had.

I’ve been known to be wrong before, but I am quite proficient at reading road signs at speeds WAY faster than I drive where these are posted. Having seen several in a day or two, each time wondering about what sort of insidious restrictions might be implied by the sign, I would have noticed if they mean load restrictions. I think this was a big oops. Oh well, maybe that’s why designers use white space in the first place…so you’ve got room to tuck in those pesky little words that someone left out.

Wednesday windmill

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These hazy skies are really pretty uninspiring for an amateur photographer. So what does a guy do when the skies are dreary? Find something old. I didn’t have to look far; in fact, on my drive home I spotted this old windmill. There are actually a lot of these around town, and I think there’s even a local guy who will refurbish them for a price. They look better in their original state, don’t you think?

Some of our office members (myself included) got whatever stomach flu is making the rounds, which led to a 102.1 fever on Tuesday. I went back to work Wednesday but came right home after work to sit back and recover fully. The agony of having two new lenses in the camera bag and a stomach that’s still sorting itself out was tolerable…but just barely.

On my way out the door I talked to one of our clients, who said the same stomach bug had worked its way through his office last week. Look out!